Opinion: Federal Dietary Policy Has Focused Too Much On Total Fat.

the nation’s dietary policy has focused too much on total dietary fat since the publication of the Federal government’s 1980 Dietary Guidelines. Based on “years of low-fat messaging” from the FDA and NIH, most Americans “still actively avoid dietary fat, while eating far too much refined carbohydrates.” They recommend that, instead of focusing on total fat, the emphasis should be on eating “more minimally processed” foods. Mozaffarian and Ludwig add that for the first time since 1980, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee this year made recommendations to the government “without any upper limit on total fat.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/09/opinion/why-is-the-federal-government-afraid-of-fat.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0